Jung Jung-suk

Jung Jung-suk
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-08-25)25 August 1982
Place of birth Goseong, South Korea
Date of death 26 June 2011(2011-06-26) (aged 28)
Place of death South Korea
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Positions
Youth career
Ulsan College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009 Daekyo Kangaroos
International career‡
2002–2008 South Korea 30 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2010
‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:26, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Jung Jung-suk
Hangul
정정숙
RRJeong Jeongsuk
MRChŏng Chŏngsuk

Jung Jung-suk (Korean: 정정숙, Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌŋ.dʑʌŋ.suk̚] or [tɕʌŋ] [tɕʌŋ.suk̚]; August 25, 1982 – June 26, 2011) was a South Korean women's football player who played for WK League side Daekyo Kangaroos and the South Korean national team.

Early life

Jung was born in Goseong County, South Gyeongsang Province, and competed in athletics before taking up football in her first year at Ulsan Hyundai Girls' High School.[1] After graduating from high school, she continued to play while attending Ulsan College.[2]

Club career

When Daekyo Kangaroos was established in 2002, Jung was recruited as a founding member of the squad.[3][4] Jung was a key player in Daekyo's victories at domestic tournaments including the 2006 National Sports Festival and the 2007 National Women's Football Championship.[5][6][7]

In 2008, Jung scored twice against Japanese side INAC Kobe in a friendly tournament between club teams from South Korea, Japan and China.[8] She also led her team to victory at the 2008 Unification Cup, and the 2008 KWFF Spring Championship, scoring in the final match of the tournament, against Chungnam Ilhwa.[9][10][11]

Jung played in the first ever WK League match, between Daekyo and Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels, when the league was launched in 2009, shortly after being diagnosed with stomach cancer.[12][13] As she underwent treatment for her illness, Jung was unable to play and handed over the captaincy to teammate Ryu Ji-eun.[14] Her contract with Daekyo was due to expire in October 2009, but the club told her she would be welcome to return after treatment and recovery, whether as a player or in a different role.[14]

International career

Jung received her first senior call-up for South Korea in 2002, after representing the country at youth level at the 2001 Summer Universiade.[2] She played for her country at the 2002 Asian Games and the 2005 EAFF Women's Football Championship.[15]

Jung scored six goals against Thailand in a match at the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup, and she was awarded top scorer at the tournament with seven goals in total.[6] She was also nominated for the 2006 AFC Women's Player of the Year award.[16][17]

Death and legacy

Jung was diagnosed with stomach cancer in April 2009 and underwent surgery to remove a large part of her stomach.[18] Her father died suddenly later the same year, as her illness continued to spread.[2] Jung died of stomach cancer on June 26, 2011.[19]

When Cha Yun-hee scored for Daekyo in the 2012 WK League championship final, she held up her captain's armband to reveal a message written on the inside reading, "I miss you, Jung Jung-suk in heaven" in memory of her teammate.[20][21]

Career statistics

List of international goals scored by Jung Jung-suk
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition Ref.
1 18 January 2002 Bendigo, Australia Australia Australia 1–1 1–4 Friendly [22]
24 October 2002Yangsan Stadium, Yangsan, South Korea Chinese Taipei2–02–12002 Asian Games
320 July 2006Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Thailand2–011–02006 AFC Women's Asian Cup [23]
45–0
57–0
68–0
79–0
810–0
922 July 2006 Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia Myanmar3–03–1 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup [24]

Honours

Daekyo Kangaroos

  • National Sports Festival winner: 2006
  • KWFF Spring Championship winner: 2008
  • Unification Cup winner: 2007, 2008
  • National Women's Football Championship winner: 2007

South Korea

Individual

  • 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup top scorer (7 goals)

References

  1. ↑ Sung, Byung-won (5 August 2005). "고성출신 한국여자축구선수 "정정숙"" [Jung Jung-suk, the Korean women's footballer from Goseong]. Hansan News (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Kim, Ra-hyun (28 June 2011). "前 여자 축구 국가대표 정정숙, 위암 투병 끝에 사망" [Former women's national team footballer Jung Jung-suk dies after battle with stomach canceer]. Welfare News (in Korean). Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "대교 여자축구팀 28일 창단" [Daekyo women's football team to launch on 28th]. Incheon Ilbo (in Korean). 22 November 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Kim, Do-yeon (27 November 2002). "대교 캥거루스 여자축구단 창단" [Daekyo Kangaroos WFC established]. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Park, Geun-cheol (23 March 2004). "대교 "우승· 시작이 반이지"" [Daekyo: "When it comes to winning, starting is half the battle"]. Gyeongnam Domin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 Yoon, Yoo-bin (2 November 2006). "한국축구 별 정정숙" [Jung Jung-suk, star of Korean football]. Gyeongnam Domin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "대교·충남일화, 여자축구 공동우승" [Daekyo, Chugnnam Ilhwa joint victors in women's football]. KBS News (in Korean). 18 July 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Choi, Yong-seok (31 January 2008). "대교 여자축구단 서전 장식…고베 아이나크에 2-1승리" [Daekyo WFC decorate themselves in glory with 2-1 win over Kobe INAC]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Choi, Young-jae (19 August 2008). "<제8회 통일대기>대교, 실업팀 최강자 '우뚝'" [8th Unification Cup: 'Formidable' Daekyo are the strongest works team]. Gangwon Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "대교, 춘계연맹 축구 정상" [Daekyo victorious at KWFF Spring Championship]. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 16 April 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Jeon, Kwang-il (17 April 2008). "대교 女축구 2년만에 우승" [Daekyo WFC's first title in two years]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "대교눈높이 WK리그 개막전 대교-현대제철 0대0 무승부" [Daekyo Nunnoppi WK League opening match: Daekyo 0-0 Hyundai Steel]. Kyungsang Ilbo (in Korean). 21 April 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Lee, Jin-young (2 June 2009). "인간승리 축구스타 누가 있나?" [Who are the football stars who have made a human victory?]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  14. 1 2 Nam, Jang-hyun (22 September 2009). "[2009 WK리그 현장 리포트] "정정숙, 당신의 플레이를 보고싶습니다"" [[2009 WK League field report] "Jung Jung-suk, we miss your play"]. Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "여자축구대표 출신 정정숙씨 별세" [Former international women's footballer Jung Jung-suk dies]. Jeonbuk Ilbo (in Korean). 28 June 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "정정숙, AFC 올해의 여자선수 후보에 선정" [Jung Jung-suk shortlisted for AFC Women's Player of the Year]. Maeil Shinmun (in Korean). 11 October 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Jeon, Kwang-yeol (19 November 2006). "정정숙 "AG준비끝 金 이상무"" [Jung Jung-suk: "There's nothing but gold at the end of the Asian Games preparations"]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  18. ↑ Yang, Ja-young (27 June 2011). "정정숙 사망, 여자 축구계의 큰 기둥도 위암앞에 희망 잃어 '애도물결'" [Death of Jung Jung-suk: even a pillar of women's football was "devastated", lost hope in the face of stomach cancer]. Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved 18 May 2026 – via Nate Sports.
  19. ↑ "여자축구대표 출신 정정숙씨 별세". Yonhap News Agency. Naver. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  20. ↑ Choi, Young-min (16 November 2014). "우승팀 고양대교, Remember 정정숙" [Winning team Goyang Daekyo, "Remember Jung Jung-suk"]. STN Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  21. ↑ Han, Jae-hyun (19 June 2014). "'결승골' 차연희, "골 넣으면 정정숙 언니 생각나"" [Winning goalscorer Cha Yun-hee: "I think of Jung Jung-suk when I score a goal"]. Inter Football (in Korean). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "호주에 3전 전패" [Defeat in all three matches in Australia]. Kyeongin Ilbo (in Korean). 20 January 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "한국여자축구, '정정숙 6골' 태국 대파" [Korean women's football team thrash Thailand, six goals from Jung Jung-suk]. KBS News (in Korean). 20 July 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  24. ↑ Bae, Jin-nam (22 July 2006). "-아시아여자축구- 한국, 미얀마 꺾고 2연승" [Asian women's football: Korea defeat Myanmar in second consecutive win]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 18 May 2026.
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